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JOINT USE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN <br />SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />(MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) <br />THIS JOINT USE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is dated as of April 24, 2013, by and <br />between the Santa Ana Unified School District ("District"), a public school district duly organized <br />and existing under the laws of the state of California, and the City of Santa Ana ("City"), a charter <br />city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the constitution and laws of the <br />state of California (together, "Parties"). <br />RECITALS: <br />A. The District owns and operates the Madison Elementary School which is located at <br />1124 E. Hobart Street, Santa Ana, California ("School"). <br />B. Madison Park, located at 1528 South Standard Avenue, Santa Ana, California, is <br />owned and maintained by the City of Santa Ana, and is adjacent to the School. <br />C. California Education Code § 10900 et seq., authorizes District to organize, promote, <br />and conduct programs for community recreation and to cooperate in providing <br />community recreation programs and facilities. <br />D. The District and City desire to undertake a coordinated use of the Madison Park <br />community garden and one-half basketball court, and the School playfield and <br />teaching area. The partnership between the District and City is intended to benefit, <br />allow maximum use by, and improve the general health and wellness of Madison <br />Elementary School, community residents and families, and youth sports organizations. <br />E. The parties previously entered into an agreement on December 12, 1977, in <br />furtherance of promoting and conducting programs for community recreation whereby <br />they maximized the use of their contiguous properties (four park/school locations, <br />including Madison Park) for school, sports and community recreation purposes. The <br />City administered the installation of automatic irrigation systems and sod at these four <br />locations and in return the District has allowed the City to use its ball field. <br />F. The City is receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from <br />the U.S. government to facilitate construction of the Joint Use Facility. <br />G. The City has determined that the renovation of the basketball courts, installation of a <br />community garden, tool shed, decomposed granite walks, raised garden beds and <br />compost bins, and installation of fencing to secure the School site while providing <br />community access to the garden, teaching area and sports courts is an approved use of <br />Community Development Block Grant funds. <br />H. City and District desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for the joint use and <br />maintenance of the community garden, one-half basketball court, playfield, and <br />teaching area. <br />25B-4